Kamala Harris is an American politician who became the first Indian American elected to the U.S. Senate from California in 2016. She previously served as California’s Attorney General and District Attorney of San Francisco. In 2021, she became the first woman, first Black American, and first person of South Asian descent to serve as Vice President of the United States. Her career has transformed the landscape of American political representation and redefined the possibilities of national leadership for women and communities of color.